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| ====== THE (FEDERAL) COPPER MINE ====== | ====== THE (FEDERAL) COPPER MINE ====== |
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| ===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== |
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| * **Location:** Outside [[Firetown|Firetown’s]] Town Wall, [[ralar_region|Ralar Region]] | * **Location:** Outside [[Firetown|Firetown’s]] Town Wall, [[ralar_region|Ralar Region]] |
| * **Address:** 1 km from Main Gate | * **Address:** 1 km from Main Gate |
| * **Surroundings:** Close to the [[federal_prison|Federal Prison]] (Gamme Age only), the [[federal_geothermal_power_plant|(Federal) Geothermal Power Plant]] and the [[firetown_tier-1_ern|Firetown Tier-1 Energy Redistribution Node]] as well as the [[quantum_fusion_recalibration_station_of_firetown|Quantum Fusion Recalibration Station]]. | * **Surroundings:** Close to the [[federal_prison|Federal Prison]] ([[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]only), the [[federal_geothermal_power_plant|(Federal) Geothermal Power Plant]], the [[firetown_tier-1_ern|Firetown Tier-1 Energy Redistribution Node]], and the [[quantum_fusion_recalibration_station_of_firetown|Quantum Fusion Recalibration Station]]. |
| | * **Supply Line by Age:** Beta Age → [[Firetown Copper Plant Inc.|Firetown Copper Plant Inc.]] · Gamma Age → [[federal_copper_plant|Federal Copper Plant]] |
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| The (Federal) Copper Mine is the foundational extraction site that supplied raw copper to the [[federal_copper_plant|Federal Copper Plant]], shaping Firetown’s industrial rise and sustaining the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]]’s resource needs. Discovered after a [[last_frontier_university|Last Frontier University]] expedition in December 2625 uncovered copper-rich veins in the [[ralar_region|Ralar Region]], the mine was conceived by the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] as a state-owned enterprise. | The (Federal) Copper Mine is the foundational extraction site that supplied raw copper to Firetown’s metallurgical hub across both eras. Conceived by the [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] as a state-owned enterprise after a [[last_frontier_university|Last Frontier University]] survey (Dec 2625), construction began in April 2626 under [[gaia_system|GAIA]] using [[manual_labor_bots|Manual Labor Bots]] and salvaged [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] modules; the mine opened on 17 February 2627. In the [[beta_age|Beta Age]] it fed ore to [[Firetown Copper Plant Inc.|Firetown Copper Plant Inc.]]; after nationalization (2632), output was downscaled to treaty quotas and routed exclusively to the [[federal_copper_plant|Federal Copper Plant]] under [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]]/[[gaia_system|GAIA]] coordination. |
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| Construction began in April 2626, led by [[gaia_system|GAIA]], which provided blueprints and supervised the deployment of [[manual_labor_bots|Manual Labor Bots]] to execute most of the heavy work using salvaged [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] parts and volcanic stone. The mine officially opened on 17 February 2627, forming, together with the (Federal) Geothermal Power Plant, the Firetown Tier-1 Energy Redistribution Node, and later the [[federal_copper_plant|Copper Plant]], the so-called Ralar Complex. | |
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| In the [[beta_age|Beta Age]], the mine was largely automated with [[service_bots|Service Bots]]. In the [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]], following the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]], it was nationalized, downscaled, and staffed primarily with [[the_humans|exohuman]] convicts under the jurisdiction of the [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]], which coordinates its output. | |
| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== |
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| * **Material Storage & Warehouse:** Heated stockpiles of ore; adjoining Railroad Spur & Outbound Hub with a narrow-gauge track terminus and logistics bay. Ore shipments were loaded here by the [[firetown_courier_service|Firetown Courier Service]]. | * **Material Storage & Warehouse:** Heated stockpiles of ore; adjoining Railroad Spur & Outbound Hub with a narrow-gauge track terminus and logistics bay. Ore shipments were loaded here by the [[firetown_courier_service|Firetown Courier Service]]. |
| * **Administrative Offices & Control Center:** Offices for engineers and sales representatives and a modest staff area with 4 restrooms, equipped with the [[aurorasan_system|AuroraSan System]]. | * **Administrative Offices & Control Center:** Offices for engineers and sales representatives and a modest staff area with 4 restrooms, equipped with the [[aurorasan_system|AuroraSan System]]. |
| * **Dormitory & Cantina:** Living quarters and dining facility for exohuman engineers and technicians who stayed on-site before Firetown was founded. | * **Dormitory & Cantina:** Living quarters and dining facility (also equipped with [[frontier_quickdraw_network|Frontier Quickdraw]]) for exohuman engineers and technicians who stayed on-site before Firetown was founded. |
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| ==== Gamma Age Facility Layout ==== | ==== Gamma Age Facility Layout ==== |
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| ===== Look and Feel ===== | ===== Look and Feel ===== |
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| ==== Beta Age ==== | ==== Beta Age ==== |
| * [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] | * [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]] |
| * [[trade_guild_of_new_kourou|Trade Guild of New Kourou]] | * [[trade_guild_of_new_kourou|Trade Guild of New Kourou]] |
| * [[federal_copper_plant|(Federal) Copper Plant]] | * [[Firetown Copper Plant Inc.|Firetown Copper Plant Inc.]] |
| | * [[federal_copper_plant|Federal Copper Plant]] |
| * [[geothermal_power_plant|Geothermal Power Plant]] | * [[geothermal_power_plant|Geothermal Power Plant]] |
| * [[federal_geothermal_power_plant|Federal Geothermal Power Plant]] | * [[federal_geothermal_power_plant|Federal Geothermal Power Plant]] |
